Emsley
A girls’ name of English origin, meaning rival, eager; a form of Emily with suffix -ley.
Babies a year
50
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Emsley by the numbers
Emsley was given to 50 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 69 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Emily
Like Emsley, each of these traces back to Emily: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Emileerival; a modern spelling of Emily322 in the US (2017)
- Emaleerival; a modern spelling of Emily67 in the US (2017)
- Emillyrival; a form of Emily29 in the US (2017)
- Emilieager or industrious; a form of Emily19 in the US (2017)
- Emilijarival; a form of Emily18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emily-Roserival rose; compound of Emily and Rose18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emmilyrival, eager; a form of Emily16 in the US (2017)
- Emyliarival, eager; a form of Emily16 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Emsley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
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